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Welcome to Crossroads, my name is Victor Martinez and today we come to the last week of our series, Stories of Origin. Who likes to admit that they need help or recognize that they were wrong? Most of us are very good at showing the most polished version of who we are, but inside, many times we are fighting battles for which we feel that we are not prepared. Battles against fear, doubt, shame, the battle to trust God when life does not go as we expected. One of the things we have seen throughout this series is that the people we call heroes of faith today were not heroes because they never faced battles. So whether you feel strong today or are barely resisting, you are in the right place. We are going to see a story that exemplifies what it is to understand the origin of our stories and how God can use any story and anything to allow us to see something complete at the end of the day. The Bible could be the best story of origin ever told. It is a book about how God finds people. In the beginning, God creates. In the beginning, humanity is made of dust. At the beginning, there is the possibility, the purpose, and the relationship. Then everything falls apart, but God reconstructs and unites humanity to his work. The Bible is full of people who eventually become known for things like faith, courage, wisdom, and sacrifice. We call them heroes of faith. But no one started there. The story of God is about meeting ordinary people in ordinary places and inviting them to be part of something extraordinary. Today's story is about Abigail, a vulnerable wife who was decisive in times of crisis. And every week I think, wow, these people are much more like us than you might think at first when you hear about her great moment or her great act of faith. In reality, first they have a big problem, a big defect, or a big past of some kind. Today is no different. One of my favorites in the Bible is Abigail. If you don't know her story, you will know it today. She had a big problem. I hope few people identify with this problem. But maybe one or two of you.

Abigail was married to a real idiot. And he caused a really big disaster. And she was the one who intervened. God used her in an amazing way in the story we will read together today. And if you've ever wondered, why does God choose to use some people? What is it that he is looking for? ¿Cómo los elige a ellos y no a alguien más en esta situación? Hoy vas a obtener la respuesta. Déjame orar por nosotros. Señor, despierta nuestra fe hoy. Justo aquí y ahora hay personas con una gran fe que todavía no han aparecido en escena. Ruego que hoy sea el día en que tú levantes a las personas de fe en nuestra comunidad. En el nombre de Jesús, amén. Es fin de verano y tengo cientos de fotos en mi teléfono que no tenía al inicio. ¿Alguna vez juegas con los filtros? Aplicas filtros distintos. Miras la misma foto de un par de formas diferentes. Normalmente cuando subo fotos a Instagram, no uso filtros. Las publico tal cual. Pero si lo hago, tengo uno favorito. Uso París. No estoy totalmente segura de por qué elegí ese. Pero tiene algo que ver con mi piel. Aplico el filtro y digo, oh, así solía verme. Me gusta. Siempre elijo París. Quizás prefieres el blanco y negro o el de Río de Janeiro. Hace que los naranjas, rojos y amarillos resalten y desvanece algunas de las. Lava algunas de las otras partes de la imagen. Saben, si juegan con los filtros en la misma foto, de repente ven diferentes sutilezas.

La están viendo de una forma diferente. The objects are not changing, but the image is being altered. The things you notice are sharper or softer or more colorful or deeper. There are things that change when we use filters. And the great idea in Abigail's story that we are going to talk about today is that faith is a filter. Faith is a filter and you can use it or not. And God has an invitation on the table for us to use the filter of faith to see a clearer image of whatever we are looking at, whatever we are facing. If we apply the filter of faith, suddenly we get a more complete, precise, deep and beautiful image of what we are seeing. The objects we see do not change, only the way we see them. Abigail's story is a story about a couple of different filters in action. And when we meet Abigail, it is actually in the section of the Old Testament of the Bible. Her story is found in the book of 1 Samuel, chapter 25. And the reason we know her is because a large part of this section of the Bible details the life of David. David will soon be, in this story, King David, but he is still not king. He has been running away from King Saul, who hates him. Because David was chosen as a future king. God has sent his prophet called Samuel to anoint David. But the years go by while Saul is still king and people love David. He is a great warrior and people know him and Saul hates him. So he chases David, a large part of the sections of this time in his life. David lives a long time in the desert or in caves. He has spent a long time like this. He lives in the desert with hundreds of people who follow him. And while they are in the desert, they meet... Who would you see in the desert but shepherds? There was a group of shepherds, and in fact, they all worked for the same man, whose name was Nabal. Nabal employed these shepherds. He was the owner of the richest herds in the area. David and his men meet these shepherds and are very good to them.

They help them and protect them. I wonder if there is a subtlety in knowing each other. Perhaps even David did special things for them. Because if you know the story of David, you know that he himself was a shepherd. That was his job in the family and he was very, very good at it. I wonder what happened here. But I know he was very good to them. The season of the year comes and it is time to shepherd the sheep. Shepherding is like a time of harvest. Great celebrations, everyone charges, great parties. If you are a rich owner of herds like Nabal, you would be organizing a great party. And it would have been very common for the people of your town, your family, your friends, to join the celebrations during the season of the shepherd. And that's what David asks. He asks. He sends some of his young men to greet Nabal, to introduce themselves and to request a basic version of hospitality. Nothing strange, according to custom. And he makes this request. And instead of kindly allowing them to participate in the abundance of this season of the year, Nabal insults them, degrades them. And David personally dismisses them and denies his request. David is very angry, really very angry. He takes a few hundred of his men and begins to head to Nabal's house. And things are not going to end well. I was thinking that it is difficult to understand the type of insult. So I tried to find a modern equivalent. It's a little difficult, but I want you to have an idea of the type of insult. It's not just that I'm angry because they don't let me go to the party. It's a little more than that.

It would be something like... You have a home, a business, a property, and it's amazing. You have built it. It's exactly the house of your dreams. Your business thrives, you own everything, and something threatens it. Let's say it's a fire that moves towards your things and threatens to ruin everything. And there is a group of rescuers who come and save you, your family, and everything you own. You have a party to celebrate. Everything is still here. You cook meat and everything flows. Your favorite beer, whatever it is. ya que estés hirviendo, celebrando con todos que todo ha sido salvado. Los socorristas vienen a tu puerta durante la fiesta y dicen, ¿Podríamos tener agua? ¿Quizás un sandwich? Y en lugar de invitarlos gentilmente a unirse, les cierras la puerta y dices, No les daré nada. Váyanse. Ese es el tipo de insulto del que hablamos. Uno que se siente no solo insultante, sino incorrecto. Incorrecto porque David les hizo bien, se esforzó por ellos. De hecho, ha usado su fuerza, sus habilidades y a sus hombres para ayudar a lograr la abundancia que se está celebrando. Y él es totalmente humillado e insultado y viene a matarlos a todos. Eso es lo que él pretende hacer, y los sirvientes de la casa lo saben. Corren hacia una persona en la historia, entra Abigail, la esposa de Naval. Corren hacia ella, le cuentan la situación, es una emergencia, es una crisis. Ven que David y sus hombres vienen y vamos a hacer una pausa aquí y vamos a observar los filtros de algunas personas en la historia porque la misma situación está ocurriendo y todos lo ven de forma distinta. Miremos primero el filtro de Naval. Yo llamaría a su filtro, el filtro del ego.

La pregunta que él está haciendo a lo largo de toda esta historia es, ¿qué es lo mejor para mí? Él dice, ¿acaso voy a tomar mi pan, mi agua y la carne que he preparado para mis esquiladores y dárselos a unos hombres que ni siquiera sé de dónde vienen? Elige un filtro que trata principalmente sobre sí mismo, sus cosas, su gente, su propiedad y cómo puede conservar la mayor parte. Y luego está David. David tiene un filtro sobre esta situación y es el filtro de lo que llamaría ofensa. Todos hemos hecho eso, ¿verdad? Los que sufren de ira al conducir conocen esto. Me hicieron algo malo, no está bien y así suena el suyo. Me ha pagado mal por bien. Que Dios castigue a David severamente si para mañana dejo con vida a un solo varón de todos los que le pertenecen. Pero el filtro de David lo lleva a querer venganza. Dice, ¿cómo me defenderé? ¿Cómo puedo obtener justicia por esta ofensa hacia mí? Todo lo que puede ver es un filtro rojo. Todo está coloreado por el hecho de que está enojado, ofendido y no está equivocado. Y así es como ve a través de él. Y hay otros que usamos. Yo diría que conocemos a ambos. Conoces a alguien que se ofende fácil, ¿no? Todo es sobre cómo les afectó y si están ofendidos y cómo todos los ofenden. Sabes, esto es algo bastante común en nuestra cultura. Pensé en otros que usamos para ver las situaciones. Tengo a alguien en mi vida que conoce esto. No les diré su nombre, pero es bastante común ver todo a través del lente de complacer a la gente. ¿Cómo puedo mantener a todos felices? Y haremos cualquier cosa para evitar que alguien se vaya de una interacción con nosotros y esté infeliz. No queremos decepcionar, enojar ni molestar.

Vemos todo a través del lente de complacer a los demás. Ese es nuestro filtro. Quizás existe esta ansiedad o el logro. ¿Sabes qué hay en esto para mí que pueda elevarme, que pueda lograr algo? Y sea cual sea ese filtro, determinará cómo ves las cosas, qué preguntas haces sobre la situación y cómo procedes, lo que haces como resultado. Eso pasa con los filtros. Y Abigail también está usando un filtro. Y ella está haciendo una pregunta totalmente diferente a la de cualquier otra persona en esta situación. Y eso la impulsa a hacer lo que siempre escucho que enseñan sobre ella, lo cual es totalmente correcto y muy preciso. Ella es sabia, es valiente y es decidida. Ella, ¿sabes? Ella toma acción en la situación cuando parece que todos los demás se están desmoronando. Y todo eso es verdad. Todo es verdad. Pero la pregunta que tengo en mi mente hoy para todos nosotros es, ¿cómo supo ella hacer eso? ¿Qué causó que estuviera lista? ¿Cómo vio la situación para ser capaz y estar dispuesta a hacer algo que nadie más hacía? ¿Por qué lo veían tan diferente? Ella junta un regalo de vino, de ovejas, de grano, de pasas y de higos. Los empaca sobre burros. Ella sale hacia donde los siervos le dijeron que vienen cientos de hombres. It's a very, very precarious situation. 1 Samuel 25, verse 23 says, When Abigail saw David, he quickly came down from the throne, bowed before David, and prostrated himself on the ground. At this precise moment, people teach about his humility or his courage when he stood before an army of men who came to kill his family. But how did he know? The answer is that he looked through the filter of faith.

She looked through a filter called faith. And I will show you the three things that changed when she used this filter that made her brave, ready, and determined. And she knew what to bring and what to say. How did she know? And it's this filter. It's the filter of faith. The first thing that changes is how we see people. The filter of faith changes how we see people. Now, there is a child on my street that I want to talk to you about. I see him in a certain way, I won't lie. I will say it. Some parents here, sometimes their son is the problem. It's true. Now, if you live on my street, there is like a group of 12 children. You don't know who I'm talking about. I will only say that if you know, you know. But this child, do you know what I'm talking about? This child. For many years, I've had private opinions. Private opinions about this boy. He has never been eliminated in a baseball game. Not even once. He is always aggravated. He makes a mess when he doesn't get what he wants. He is quite unpleasant with other children on a regular basis. And I'm just like, this boy, do you know what I'm talking about? And then, more or less, I'm the adult. I keep those opinions to myself, until the day you call my daughter ugly. And now we have a problem. We have a big problem. It's personal. And now I'm involved because I have many opinions about how this person just treated my daughter.

She says, Mom, please don't meddle. I know you want to meddle. I say, Oh, I'm going to meddle. You know, she says, I really don't need you to do it. I just thought and said, then you shouldn't have said anything. But I have a filter on this child and I've been working on it. You know, I have the filter on and I see it in a certain way. How many of you men would like to be remembered for how you were in high school? Someone? Yes, I don't think so. That's practically the filter I have on this child. And I like to use it. And guess what? I'm not wrong. That makes Naval. In this situation, this is what he says. Who is David? Who is the son of Isaiah? There are many servants these days who are separating from their masters. Friends, that's something ridiculous to say. Everyone knows who David is. They sing about him. His fame is in the nation. He's married to the king's daughter. Everyone knows who David is. And he says, Who is he? Because guess what? If he chooses the part to look at David, which is not bad. On this day, David is a fugitive rebel. In the desert. And Naval looks at him like that, in that part, in that season, in that image, and pushes everything else that he may or may not know about David out of his mind, because this image fits his filter. If that's what he is, then Naval can keep all his things. He doesn't have to share with a nobody out of nowhere who didn't do anything for him. He's leaving tomorrow, but wow, he missed a great opportunity here.

How would you like God to offer you an opportunity to be very hospitable with the future king? That's what's happening here. And his filter, he can't see that, because he uses the filter of, How do I keep my things? What's best for me? And he chooses the part of David's life that fits that filter. I do that with the boy on my street. I'll try to stop. I promise. For today, Lord. Forgive me. Help me to see the complete image of who you have created and who I'm sure will one day become. This filter of faith asks, Lord, How do you see this person? Who did you create? How do you name this person? What do you see in this person? that the filter of faith is asking? Abigail, go through that filter. Ask about the people involved, and not everything is pink. She says the truth, even when it could be potentially harmful to her. This is what she says about her own husband, Naval. That perverse man, Naval, honors his name. Naval means foolish, and foolishness accompanies him. And she knows for a long period of time, what she sees are the patterns of a fool. And the Bible has a lot to say about what those are, and how you live, and what you could do, and what you could say if you were a fool inclined to madness. If you want to know what it is, I recommend the book of Proverbs.

Much help to discover, I'm a fool, I live like one. That's what she says about her husband. This is not good. Certainly, it's not good for her. If she used the filter of the self, she would have shut her mouth. About who was she really? Well, she had wealth, status, and privileges. And what she tries to do, is to say, I see this correctly. And she doesn't do that only with Naval. She also does it with David. This is a really interesting part of the story, because she starts talking to David. He has thrown himself to the ground, he's in front of him. His filter is working. He doesn't speak to him as if he were a fugitive, but to a future king. I want you to listen to the speech she gives. It's long, so I won't read it all. I want you to listen to it, and let it reach you. Let it impact you with a tone, and perceive respect and difference. And try to count the number of times that she calls him, my Lord. Listen to her speech. On me, my Lord, the blame falls. Please let your servant speak to your ears,

and hear the words of your servant. Do not pay attention, my Lord, to this useless man called Naval, for as his name is, so is he. Naval is his name, and foolishness accompanies him. But I, your servant, did not see the young men of my Lord whom you sent. Now, then, my Lord, live the Lord, and live his soul, for the Lord has prevented him from spilling blood and from saving himself with his own hands. Now, then, may his enemies and those who seek evil against my Lord be like Naval. And now, may this gift that your servant has brought to my Lord be given to the young men who follow my Lord. Please forgive the transgression of your servant, for the Lord will certainly make my Lord a firm house, because my Lord fights the battles of the Lord, and there will be no evil in you while you live. If anyone rises up to persecute him and seek his life, the life of my Lord will be bound in the bondage of the living, under the care of the Lord his God. The life of his enemies, he will cast them out like the concavity of a wave. And when the Lord has done with my Lord according to all the good that he has spoken about you, and has named him Prince over Israel, my Lord will have no cause for pain or remorse for having shed blood without reason,

for my Lord has worked his own salvation. And when the Lord has done good to my Lord, remember his servant. His servant, again and again. My Lord, my Lord, again and again. It is not as if he were before a rebel fugitive living in the desert. He was informed of the very difficulty that has already before. He knows he does not have any longer to live on this earth. The second coming of the Lord of hosts that the world has survived is already upon those who have heard this story. And the moment has not come for him to go away. You stand with your friends without fear. That is my desire, do not forget who you are. And she almost invokes him and takes him out of him because he is very determined to follow a course of particular action. And begins to speak to him as the person he really is. His speech reveals much more to us than just that. There is a lot in that speech that we could analyze. But the second thing that the filter of faith shows you when you use it is that it changes the way you see the circumstances. Faith changes how you see the circumstances. She reinterpreted the situation. When she spoke to David, she said nothing.

She said, nothing like what you or I would say. She reinterpreted the situation in which the filter of faith focuses on God's concerns. She always puts God's concerns in front of the situation and asks the question, Lord, what are you doing here? By asking that question, the filter is activated. It's like, help me see. We could ask God, help me see. Because when we start asking him, show me what you're doing here. He responds, oh, I have someone who is willing to see this as I see it. David only perceives the need for justice. It's not that it wasn't necessary. It's just that that wasn't God's main concern. Abigail saw the situation differently. She focuses on David. Did you hear how much of the speech was about David? This is what she says. The Lord has prevented you from shedding blood and avenging the dead. David is still there deciding. Abigail says, I was sent here to do something. The Lord is trying to prevent you from falling into sin. This situation is about David's future reign. It's about who he becomes. Why did God choose him? The life in which he must enter. God says, oh, wait a minute. David is not seeing the situation the same way God is. Abigail enters and offers him another perspective. What if I'm here to prevent you from falling into sin and save you with your own hand? What if God wants the answer? When you are offended and when you need justice,

will you take it on your own or will you do it for me? And Abigail appears with that interpretation of the situation. I think many of us have moments where we look at the circumstances and we feel that instinct, that little push that something else is happening here. Have you ever thought about that? There is a situation, but the issue is not the issue. And sometimes the issue is not the issue. There is a situation, but the issue is not the issue. And sometimes there is someone standing there. Sometimes it's you. Abort that. Jesus always did that. People would ask him, and he would go below, beyond, or above. And he would deal with something deeper, maybe a motive, internal thoughts, or something that God wanted to achieve through those circumstances. And I think we have these pushes often. We don't feel the permission to treat them as the main thing. And if we asked God, Lord, what are you doing here? I wonder what he would teach you, because often he is acting through the circumstances. It's not that what we see is not happening or that it lacks importance. It's just that God's work happens around, through, or at a deeper level, than what is happening before your eyes. I wonder if when you ask that question, he would begin to reveal to you that the situations you observe may be a test to see if you will live generously, or perhaps they are an opportunity for reconciliation. You go on without taking advantage of it. So he appears again.

Lord, what are you doing? Is it that the behavior of your son that bothers you is not that? And if he wants to show you something else, to show you part of your character, or his, or something that happens in your house, or in your way of education. It's a humble question to ask. Lord, what are you doing here? Because we are much more committed to how we see the situation, the person, or whatever happens. That is what we believe is correct. Abigail, at some point in this situation, understood that God does something different, different from these other people. And she places the concerns of God first. Which, in this case, is the future reign of the monarch chosen for the people of Israel. Abigail understands this. She understands that it is not about me, nor about my home. Although I do not want everyone to die, the best thing I can do is address God's concerns. That is what faith does. What is it that matters to God? And it is curious that by doing that, the other issues find their place. And this filter that she uses to see people and circumstances, there is another thing that you heard in the speech, it is the third thing that changes when you use the filter of faith, it changes how you see the future.

Abigail spoke a lot about the future, I will remind you what she said, because there were many words, she said things like, the Lord will make my Lord a safe house. When the Lord has fulfilled the good He promised, when the Lord has designated you Prince over Israel, she refers to the future of David. The existence that must be carried out according to the purposes for which God chose him, displaces the promises to the front of the image, the current situation fades away and says, wait, look at the whole set, look at it in the context of what God calls you to do, and not just what happens here, right now, today. Abigail seems to know some things. When reading this story for the first time, since we do not know her past, we only find her in this crisis, and she asked me, does she know this? Obviously she has lived faithfully, obviously she has been listening to the scriptures, to the prophet of God, and paying attention to the movements of God in his nation and with the people who matter to God. She has led a faithful life, and this is the moment when she chooses that this is the reality in which she is going to live. We all have different perspectives of what we believe is happening, right? And Abigail makes a decision, takes all the information she has, and says, this is the most exact image I can use, and integrates all the promises of God from this point on to the future. The filter of faith always sees the future according to God's promises, and considers them as if they were certain realities. That's the incredible thing. She speaks to her as if all this had already happened. I have thought about this a lot over the last week. I started this message before the events that I am going to tell you. And wow, this is the most difficult for us, because what happens in our lives happens. And the things that God has promised are not happening, but they are not here. Many, many times we must choose to expand our perspective using this filter. I have a very close friend.

I tried to do this without crying. Last week, she died suddenly, tragically, and it was only a couple of days after she gave birth to her daughter. It's not fair. It's happening. That is the real situation. That is the real fact. Her three daughters no longer have their mother. That is the real reality. And she was sitting in my daughter's bed. One of my daughters knew her very, very well. Also we were crying, in shock, and she suddenly left. What? That is the reality, isn't it? And my daughter said to me, Mom, last night I looked in the Bible. I looked in the Bible, and I saw that she had a broken heart. And she said, I read a verse in Thessalonians, and she said, do what that verse says. I said, what do you say? And she said, you just told me that the only thing you can understand that is really good in this situation is that you know that she is with Jesus. You knew her heart. You knew her faith. You know that she is with Jesus. She said that that verse says that we must cry with hope. It's difficult. Do you know what I'm saying? And the situations in which you find yourself are real, and you live with them, whether they are good, bad, or of any kind. But God gives us a filter that can expand our perspective. We all want to know how to lead a life of hope, peace, joy, and goodness.

You know what? Many are available, but only through the filter of faith. We have to choose to use it. You are not forced. You can take your phone and apply a filter or not. And you observe the image you select from that filter. This whole series of origin stories began through a talk in the Master's team about Hebrews 11. If you don't know it, read it. It's very encouraging. It lists a group of people praised for their faith. And sometimes it reminds them of really interesting moments or actions. And it's a bit the background of how we got to this series of teachings, where we chose some of those people to talk about them. And I want you to listen to how the whole chapter begins. Hebrews 11 says, The faith is the guarantee of what is expected, the certainty of what is not seen. The faith is to maintain a conviction, is to wait in spite of the circumstances before you, knowing that there is a bigger picture. It is not that what we are seeing is false, it is simply that it is not complete. The faith asks us to believe that there is a bigger picture happening here. And there are some things that can only be, only feel, only access in your life if you are willing to use the filter. Because faith is conviction of what we expect. Do you want to know what you expect? The last week was the most brutal way to know. Do you want to know if you believe in the promises of what God says? We sang one of them before. We sang that dead things come back to life. Do you know how much I need to believe that now? We need this filter in our life. If we are going to achieve it as faithful people in a world like this. Abigail presents this option to David. You can use the filter or not. She throws herself to the ground, gives this speech. She tries to call him to remember who you are, what is really happening here, what God has promised you. And she uses the filter and makes her best effort.

And then she has to wait. Because He is the one who makes the decision. You can use it or not. And this is what He says. David said to Abigail, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel who has sent you today. To my encounter. Blessed be your prudence. And blessed be you for having prevented me from spilling blood today and avenging me by my own means. And he said, return to your house in peace. I have heard what you have said to me and I grant you your petition. Abigail saved all those involved in this story. But she did it through the filter of faith, of God's concerns, of God's vision, and of God's future. She did not go to beg for her life, nor to throw things at her, nor to try to handle the crisis in her own way. She used this filter and spoke to him as God saw this situation. I went back to the beginning of this chapter. In 1 Samuel 25, the story of Abigail and David occupies almost the entire chapter. From verse 2. And there is a curious verse just before the story begins, which begins the entire chapter and seems to be disconnected. And I kept thinking, it's not there, it's not there. Lord, what is this verse? And finally I realized that it is 100% the introduction to this story and to whom God chose. 1 Samuel 25, 1 Samuel died. And all of Israel gathered to mourn for him. Then they buried him at his house in Ramah. Let us remember who Samuel is. He is the prophet of God. If you read all of his life through the scriptures, you will often hear him called the Seer. He was called the Seer and God allowed him to see something. And then he sent it to the king or the future king with his vision, his messages, his plans.

And Samuel dies. Abigail enters. The future king flies blind. And God knows that this is going to go very badly. And I have chosen you for a future with which this is not consistent. And I need someone, anyone to intervene and see this my way. And say my words and call you to my promises. Who will do it? The story of Abigail enters. She was the chosen one. God chose Abigail against everything. There were all kinds of people in this situation. And Abigail was the one he chose. And we get obsessed, guys, we get obsessed with, do you have the right age? The right job? The color or gender? God doesn't care about any of that. A Dios solo le importa una cosa cuando necesita a alguien para intervenir y cambiar un resultado. Está buscando a alguien que utilice el filtro de la fe. Está buscando a una persona que diga, ¿Quién digo que son estas personas? ¿Qué digo que está pasando aquí? ¿Cuáles son mis preocupaciones? Y lo más importante, ¿Cuál es el futuro que les he prometido? Tal vez pienses que Dios no puede usarte donde estás. Te prometo que puede. Gran problema, defecto o pasado, no importa. Dios puede usarte en cualquier conjunto de circunstancias si aplicas este filtro. Y quiero invitarte a hacer algo conmigo para terminar. Vamos a hacer una oración juntos. En realidad es un himno antiguo y mientras cantamos esto juntos, quiero que hagas la pregunta que activa el filtro.

Señor, ¿Qué estás haciendo aquí? Quizás sea una persona, una circunstancia o un futuro. Pero si eres como yo, esta semana tienes problemas para ver. Necesitas aplicar el filtro. Dios te invita. Me pregunto, ¿Qué verías si echaras otro vistazo a través de ese filtro? Así que, ¿Te pondrías de pie y cantarías conmigo? Te diré el nombre de este himno. Se llama Sé Mi Visión y es un himno antiguo. Tiene muchas palabras, pero creo que vas a escuchar lo que yo escucho en él. Esta es la oración exacta que me encantaría que hiciéramos juntos. Señor, sé nuestra visión. Serás mi visión, oh Señor de mi corazón. No serás nada más para mí, salvo que seas. Tal vez por la noche, por el día o por la noche. Al despertar o dormir, tu presencia es mi vida. Serás mi sabiduría y serás mi palabra verdadera. Siempre con ti y tú conmigo, Señor. Como mi padre sagrado y tu hijo verdadero. Tú en mí enredado y yo con ti solo. High King of heaven, my victory won. May I reach heaven's joys, oh bright heaven's sun. Heart of my own heart, whatever befall. Still be my vision, oh ruler of all. Heart of my own heart, whatever befall. Still be my vision, oh ruler of all. Antes de despedirnos, quiero animarte a dar un siguiente paso. No dejes que este mensaje se quede solo en algo que escuchaste. Permite que Dios haga algo con él en tu vida. Tal vez ese paso sea abrir tu Biblia esta semana. Tal vez sea apartar unos minutos para hablar con Dios en oración.

Tal vez sea perdonar o pedir perdón o simplemente decirle que sí a lo que Dios está poniendo al frente de ti hoy. Si sientes el deseo de crecer más, de influir positivamente en otros o simplemente descubrir cómo Dios puede utilizarte, queremos invitarte a Activa. Es un recorrido de cuatro sesiones, todas virtuales, diseñadas para ayudarte a crecer en tu relación con Jesús. Conocer mejor el corazón de nuestra iglesia y desarrollar el liderazgo que Dios ya está formando en ti. No tienes que verte como un líder para participar. No tienes que ser perfecto. Miremos todas estas historias que estamos... discussing during this series. If you have the desire to continue growing and serving others, ACTIVA is for you. We would love to, together with people like you, invite you to this space and collaborate and grow to see what it is that God wants to do through you in your life. So you can write to us at hola.crossroads.net for us to share more information about our next session. It gives us great pleasure to have you here and we hope to hear from you. Thank you.